Suspect in attack on Japan PM had sued govt over election: Yomiuri

According to the record, Kimura claimed the election law violates the Constitution, which stipulates equality under the law among other provisions. The court dismissed the claim, in which the 24-year-old suspect sought 100,000 yen in damages for the mental anguish he had suffered, said the Yomiuri report. Kimura appealed to the Osaka High Court against this ruling, and a decision was scheduled for May this year, it said. According to the record, Kimura claimed the election law violates the Constitution, which stipulates equality under the law among other provisions. The court dismissed the claim, in which the 24-year-old suspect sought 100,000 yen in damages for the mental anguish he had suffered, said the Yomiuri report.